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State of Conservation

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Reports
59
Properties concerned
22
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2007close
Region: Latin America and the Caribbeanclose
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Category of site
Cultural site Natural site Mixed site

Site inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
Cultural site Natural site Mixed site

Threats
Management systems/ management plan 300 Housing 121 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 108 Legal framework 107 Illegal activities 89 Land conversion 71 Ground transport infrastructure 62 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 60 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 59 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 55 Water infrastructure 50 Governance 50 Human resources 43 Financial resources 40 Water (rain/water table) 32 Management activities 31 Deliberate destruction of heritage 30 Marine transport infrastructure 27 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 27 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 25 Mining 25 Flooding 24 Earthquake 24 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 22 Interpretative and visitation facilities 21 Commercial development 19 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 18 Wind 16 Oil and gas 14 Underground transport infrastructure 13 Renewable energy facilities 13 Crop production 13 Air transport infrastructure 12 Major linear utilities 12 Avalanche/ landslide 12 Surface water pollution 11 Storms 11 Invasive / alien marine species 11 High impact research / monitoring activities 10 Society's valuing of heritage 9 Civil unrest 8 Fire (widlfires) 8 Commercial hunting 4 Subsistence hunting 4 Water (extraction) 4 Forestry /wood production 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Air pollution 2 Pollution of marine waters 2 Micro-organisms 2 Temperature 2 Invasive / alien freshwater species 2 Industrial areas 1 Ground water pollution 1 Solid waste 1 Relative humidity 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Other climate change impacts 1 Translocated species 1

* : The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger (“ascertained danger”) or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (“potential danger”).

** : All mission reports are not always available electronically.


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